Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David himself. I will sing mercy and judgment to you, O Lord. I will sing psalms.

A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.

2 And I will have understanding within the immaculate way, when you will draw near to me. I wandered about in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

3 I will not display any unjust thing before my eyes. I have hated those carrying out betrayals.

I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

4 The perverse heart did not adhere to me. And the malignant, who turned away before me, I would not recognize.

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

5 The one who secretly detracted his neighbor, this one I pursued. The one with an arrogant eye and an insatiable heart, with that one I would not eat.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbour. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

6 My eyes looked toward the faithful of the earth, to sit with me. The one walking in the immaculate way, this one ministered to me.

My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

7 He who has acted arrogantly will not dwell in the midst of my house. He who has spoken iniquity was not guided with the sight of my eyes.

He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.

8 In the morning, I executed all the sinners of the earth, so that I might scatter all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.

Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the LORD’s city.